/**
 * @author Eliana - Matias
 */
 
function loadXMLDoc(xmlFile){
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
        xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    else {
        xhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
	xhttp.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
    xhttp.open("GET", xmlFile, false);
	
    xhttp.send();
	
    return xhttp.responseXML;
}
